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[-] msiholiday@thelemmy.club 46 points 4 months ago

If a product lasts, it will be subscription based

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 months ago

No, if a product exists, it will be subscription based. That seems to be where we're at these days...

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

The idea of ownership is being destroyed

[-] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Only because things are too expensive for plebes to buy outright! Mortgages are basically subscriptions too. Or “layaway” at least.

Thanks to monthly payments for everything, you can have whatever TV you want!

[-] SecretSauces@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Honestly, if a product last forever I wouldn't mind it on a subscription model. The company needs to make money in order to, at the minimum, continue supporting the product.

Then comes the costs of support staff, R&D for future product developments, etc etc.

That price should not include massive yearly bonuses for the top execs.

[-] spongebue@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

It's a battery. You put it in the car, and it powers it. How much support does the manufacturer need to provide that can't be baked into the initial cost?

[-] wanderingmagus@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

gestures around Products as a service in general isn't needed, but it's done anyways. Single player games don't need to be always-online and subscription-based. Same with movies. Same with cars. But in the world we live in, everything is becoming X-as-a-service. In this case, it wouldn't surprise me a bit if they purposely built in a chip that would disable or otherwise limit the battery unless the ~~purchaser~~ client continued paying the subscription fee.

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